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Bruce Springsteen hits Verizon Center on April 1. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band visits D.C.’s Verizon Center on April 1 as part of the band’s spring U.S. tour in support of “Wrecking Ball,” Springsteen’s 17th album. The album will be released on March 6, but the lead single “We Take Care of Our Own”debuted last week. Tickets ($71-$101) go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m.
This is the E Street Band’s first string of shows since the death of longtime saxophone player Clarence Clemons. The “Big Man” will not be replaced on this tour. The full-fledged E Street Band members are Roy Bittan (piano, synthesizer), Nils Lofgren (guitar, vocals), Patti Scialfa (guitar, vocals) and Garry Tallent (bass); Stevie Van Zandt (guitar, vocals), Max Weinberg (drums), Soozie Tyrell (violin/guitar) and Charles Giordano (keyboards) round out the lineup.
Expect the tour’s set list to be heavy on songs from the new album. It remains to be seen if the absence of Clemons and his imposing saxophone will result in other set-list shakeups.
Chris Richards reviewed Springsteen’s last local show at Verizon Center in November 2009.
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